Justin Fields has earned the love and admiration of the Pittsburgh Steelers with his impressive 3-0 start to the season, but it has now been reported by Fields himself that three other teams actually made attempts to trade for him first. The Steelers acquired Justin Fields from the Chicago Bears, sending only a conditional sixth-round pick their way. Fields would need to play over 51% of snaps for the pick to become a fourth-round selection. However, it’s clear to Steelers fans and the organization that Fields is far more valuable than any Day-3 selection.
The Ravens, Raiders, and Chargers apparently thought so too, as Justin Fields responded to a question asked on Cam Heyward’s Not Just Football podcast. Fields stated one particular reason for choosing the Steelers was that those teams, with the exception of the Raiders, was “already have solidified quarterbacks there.”
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Steelers fans can thank Omar Khan for making the Fields trade a reality, and Justin Fields for choosing Pittsburgh as his home.
